POLAR STAR INN

Polar Star Inn

Polar Star Inn is a privately owned backcountry lodge, booked by 10th Mountain. (Another nearby structure, Carl's Cabin, is part of Polar Star but booked separately). Polar Star Inn is a tall-standing structure with a big deck that looks west over the Colorado Plateau: a sunset watcher's paradise. There are five private bedrooms and running water (summer only) that makes kitchen work a snap. The Inn was built in 1987.

Hut Elevation: 11,040'

Layout and capacity: Downstairs: 1 bedroom with single bunk bed Upstairs: several semi-private bedrooms and a communal sleeping area. Capacity 17.

Hut Location: Polar Star Inn and Carl's Cabin are located near each other, just below timberline on the west side of New York Mountain, in central Colorado. [locator map]

Maps:
Official 10th Mountain, Winter: New York Mountain [example]
Official 10th Mountain, Summer: Eagle
USGS Map: Fulford Quadrangle
USFS Forest Visitor's Map: White River National Forest

Dates Open: Summer, 1 July through 30 September. Winter, Thanksgiving through 30 April

Owned By: Privately owned  Oven: Woodburning & propane Sauna: NO (due to a fire, sauna no longer exists)

Winter Trail Access

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: Via Fulford Road, Total Mileage 6.3

• Trailhead: West Lake Creek, elevation 8,220', Total Mileage 7

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060 Route: Via Newcomer Spring, Total Mileage 5.8

• Trailhead: Peter Estin Hut, elevation 11,200' Route: Via Ironedge Trail, Total Mileage 8.2

Summer Trail Access         [click here for summer water source information]

• Trailhead: Yeoman Park, elevation 9,060' Route: F.S. Road 418 to the hut, Total Mileage 9.1

• Trailhead: West Lake Creek, elevation 8,220' Route: F.S. Road 423, Trail 1876, then follow F.S. Road 418 to the parking area and entrance, Total Mileage 6.1

• Trailhead: Peter Estin Hut, elevation 11,200' Route: F.S. road 416, F.S. road 418 to the hut, Total Mileage 16.7

• Trailhead: Peter Estin Hut, elevation 11,200' Route: Trail 1873, F.S. road 415, F.S. road 418 to the hut, Total Mileage 13.5

(For trailhead details, please see left-hand menu at top of page.)